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Archive for April 16th, 2009

Hawaiian Koa Wood Longboards

posted by whitelightnin21 6:20 PM
Thursday, April 16, 2009

Review by about.com author on arbor longboard:

The Arbor Fish longboard is the shortest in Arbor’s “carver” series. I handed off the Arbor Fish to tester Ray Thomason, and it was love at first sight. In this review he talks about the board, what it felt like to ride the Arbor Fish longboard, and how it pulled him back to his early days of skateboarding.

The Basics

Arbor Longboards are known for their unique look, feel, and raw performance. Arbors are made from Hawaiian Koa wood which has a huge history with surfing, and just Hawaiian history in general. Koa is only found on the main Island of Hawaii, primarialy because of the elevation it grows at.

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Arbor Blunt Longboard Review

posted by whitelightnin21 6:18 PM
Thursday, April 16, 2009

Review by about.com writer on the arbor blunt longboard:

The Arbor Blunt is a big, fat-nosed cruising longboard perfect for surfing down long hills and comfortably rolling around town. It features gullwing charger trucks, 70mm arbor wheels and a strong, thick, wide deck covered in a ply of rich Koa wood. This Arbor longboard is large and comfortable, and easy to ride.
Pros
  • Wide, flat deck enables comfortable cross stepping and speed control
  • Beautiful Hawaiian Koa wood with crystal blue wheels adds to the rich surf style
  • gullwing charger trucks offer a unique reverse pivot turning system – no wheel bite on deep turns
Cons
  • The board is less flexible than most longboards – this is both a positive and a negative
  • The clear grip adds to the board’s beauty, but doesn’t grip as well as regular griptape

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Hybrid Longboards

posted by whitelightnin21 6:16 PM
Thursday, April 16, 2009

Following is a review from about.com writer on the Arbor Hybrid longboard:

The Arbor Hybrid longboard is built to give wide support and smooth ride for poolwork, cruising and even more technical tricks. The Arbor Hybrid longboard is shorter than the other Arbor longboards, enabling you to cut and carve almost anything. Use Arbor’s Koa wood finished stiff deck for that shape, and add Randal trucks and custom Kryptonics wheels, and you get a nice ride. However, being in the middle makes the Hybrid an oddly specialized longboard.

Basic Specs

This Arbor longboard is 38″ long by 9 1/4″ wide at it’s widest point. The board is made from 7 plys of rock hard maple, with a final ply on the top of Hawaiian Koa, the traditional wood of surfing. Koa has an incredible diversity of colors in its grain, and the board is covered in clear re-grip so you can enjoy the colors of the Koa wood.

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